Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Glaze

Name: Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Glaze (Dommayerschnitten)
Yield: Makes 12 servings
Cuisine: Austria
Ingredients: Bread crumbs, for dusting the pan; ¾ cup sugar; 1 tablespoon golden rum; 2 large eggs; ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts; 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ cup vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon wildflower or clover honey; ⅓ cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream; 3 ounces high-quality bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped; Scant 2 cups (9 ounces) shredded zucchini (2 small zucchini); ½ cup Apricot Glaze, warm; pinch of salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Dommayerschnitten

Preparation info

Makes
12
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Kaffeehaus

By Rick Rodgers

Published 2002

About

I got this wonderful and easy recipe from Gert Gerersdorfer, whose family owned the famous Café Dommayer for decades. This may sound like a crunchy-granola zucchini cake, think again; the apricot and chocolate glazes give this a distinctly Viennese flair.

Ingredients

Cake

Bread crumbs, for dusting the pan
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs
1</

Europe
Austria
Vienna
Dessert
Cake
Vegetarian

Method

To make the cake: Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 350°F. Lightly butter an 11 X 8-inch glass baking dish, dust with bread crumbs, and tap out the exc